23 Review Flashcards
1
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Give some causes of respiratory acidosis (3)
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- Drug overdose
- Severe COPD
- Head injuries/neurological/muscle disease (anything reducing lung movement)
2
Q
Give some causes of respiratory alkalosis (2)
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- Panic attack
- Hyperventilation due to low O2 levels eg pulmonary embolism
3
Q
Give some causes of metabolic acidosis
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- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Lactic acidosis (eg due to septic. shock)
- Excessive diarrhoea (loss of bicarbonate)
- AKI/CKI
4
Q
Useful: how kidney regulates bicarbonate and hydrogen ion concentrations
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5
Q
In what circumstances might an increased anion gap be seen? (3)
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6
Q
What changes (parameters) are peripheral chemoreceptors sensitive to and what changes are central chemoreceptors sensitive to?
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7
Q
The respiratory centres in the brainstem are sensitive to inputs from central and peripheral chemoreceptors. What other inputs are there into the respiratory centre?
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